This page reflects RSI options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — RSI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $25.00 (4.99 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$25.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.40
±7.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
28,819
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,923
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.21
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$20.01
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$30.00
8/21/2026, 11:27:54 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:51 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:50 PM
2026-11-20
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:50 PM
2026-12-18
$22.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:50 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:50 PM
2027-04-16
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:50 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $25.00.
RSI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
15449000
15449000
10
0
11007500
11007500
15
5000
8046500
8051500
17.5
7500
6567750
6575250
20
52000
5103250
5155250
22.5
115750
3647000
3762750
25
220750
2392000
2612750
30
13628250
0
13628250
35
27568750
0
27568750
40
41945250
0
41945250
45
56353750
0
56353750
50
70763250
0
70763250
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.